What is "aim at"

Usage examples of "aim at".

Juan Cordoba and his Matanza group had always been rabid revolutionaries in their own country, but now-fueled by drug money and Al Qaeda support-they had grown powerful enough to take aim at Andreas and the administration that was trying to stabilize the party in power.

Generally he wouldn't have wanted to give their unseen enemies any warning of reinforcements, but the old man sounded as though he needed encouragement, as well as a voice to aim at in the woods.

I will confess, however, that I find the prospect of Stacey Hauptmann taking personal aim at Mr.

I will confess, however, that I find the prospect of Stacey Hauptman taking personal aim at Mr.

Mix a few drops of liquid detergent, a couple of hot peppers or pepper sauce, and one chopped garlic clove with water in a handheld spray bottle and take aim at the insects.

Dean started to aim at the Skink before he realized he didn't have the blaster in his hands.

I might only have one part of a body to aim at, or only one weird angle to take the shot from.

Sure enough, purty soon I slid around a clump of bushes and seen him bending over behind a thicket whilst he took aim at the cabin with a Winchester.

Caudell took careful aim at the lead man, whose gray hair said he might be of high rank.

As the war had caught him in the service, Nicholas Rostov took a close and prolonged part in the defense of his country, but did so casually, without any aim at self-sacrifice, and he therefore looked at what was going on in Russia without despair and without dismally racking his brains over it.